All Toshiba HD DVD hardware including stand alone players and optical drives will become non-existent on retailer shelves by March.
The numbers are in from Black Friday and HD DVD players including the Xbox 360 HD DVD player and other stand alone players sold more than 750,000 units.
The PS Vita, as the company calls the device, is a stand-alone player but can also control a PlayStation console.
He also defended the company's ability to survive as a stand-alone player, saying that "industry experts" would be wrong to suggest US Airways cannot compete on its own.
"There's a whole host of buyers for whom Internet connectivity is not as important, who want a stand-alone player they can start enjoying today," said Chris Fawcett, vice president for Sony's home video group.
The towering former Barcelona man not only adds threat going forward but he is crucial defensively, not only as a stand-alone player but in keeping the back four on their toes, something which is crucial against an attacking trio such as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
All the portables I tested could also be fully integrated with home theater equipment (for most people without electrical engineering degrees, it is basically the TV-VCR combo -- and maybe the stereo -- all wired together) or used as a stand-alone player if you were on the go.
On the other hand, every add-on sold by Microsoft and stand-alone player sold is exclusively meant to play HD DVD content and not video games.
The Rio PMP 300 from Diamond Multimedia is the first stand-alone player to use the MP3 format popular on the Internet among fledgling bands and music pirates (FORBES, Nov. 16).
If you're more interested in a stand-alone player, Panasonic's DMP-BD35 ($299) is a competent Profile 2.0 player capable of providing excellent high-definition playback fro Blu-ray discs, and features an SD-card slot so you can access the AVCHD videos produced by modern high-definition camcorders.
